colluvia

variants or colluviums
Definition of colluvianext
plural of colluvium

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for colluvia
Noun
  • Finer clays, silts and coarser sands would all have been deposited by different processes.
    Geoff Emberling, The Conversation, 19 May 2026
  • These silts were left behind when ancient river channels filled up or when floodwaters slowed down and gently dropped tiny particles.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In Literature and Painting Playset, 2025, a Cartman-like figure wearing a beret splashes daubs of paint on the screen while a female figure in pilgrim dress delivers a long, disjointed monologue patched together by Kokopeli from Quora posts, art history texts, and other online detritus.
    Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • The great piles of detritus in the street had completely vanished.
    Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
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“Colluvia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colluvia. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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